Dildarnagar Junction railway station

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Dildarnagar Junction
Indian Railway station
View of Dildarnagar Junction
General information
LocationDildarnagar, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates25°25′10″N 83°40′06″E / 25.4194°N 83.6682°E / 25.4194; 83.6682
Elevation72 metres (236 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Central Railway
Line(s)Howrah-Delhi main line
Dildarnagar–Tarighat branch line
Platforms4
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
Station codeDLN
Zone(s) East Central Railway
Division(s) Danapur
Fare zoneEast Central Railway
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
15,000 per day
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
towards Patna, Howrah
Template:Indian Railways lines
TerminusTemplate:Indian Railways lines
towards Tarighat
Location
Dildarnagar Junction railway station is located in India
Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Location within India
Dildarnagar Junction railway station is located in Uttar Pradesh
Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Dildarnagar Junction railway station
Dildarnagar Junction railway station (Uttar Pradesh)

Dildarnagar Junction railway station is a railway station in Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, which caters 10,000 passengers to their destinations. It is the busiest railway station in the Ghazipur district. It is the junction where the Dildarnagar–Tarighat branch line is separated from Delhi-Howrah line. Ghazipur is now well supplied with railways. For many years the main line of the East Indian Railway, which crosses the District south of the Ganges, was the only line; a branch was subsequently made from Dildarnagar to Tari Ghat. Hussainabad is a Heart of Dildarnagar.[1][2]

History

A branch line from Dildarnagar was constructed as a provincial state railway. This branch with a station at Nagsar and its terminus at Tarighat was opened on the south bank of Ganga, opposite Ghazipur 19.31 km (12.00 mi) from Dildarnagar.

Location

It is located near the Usia and Raksahan stadium in Dildarnagar. A rail overbridge is also there (bearing the same name).

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Khan, Mohammad Rashid. "Trains to Dildarnagar Station - 65 Arrivals ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
  2. ^ "Dildarnagar Jn Railway Station (DLN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com.